Winter Storm Warning 02-07-16 *Update*

Very impressive looking storm on the visible satellite imagery is located well east of Norfolk VA this morning. Despite being far offshore, the storm is large enough to be pushing an area of light to moderate to heavy snow back toward the northwest across Long Island and southern New England, with the leading edge starting to push west across New York City as of 930 am. A band of heavy snow is beginning to push westward across Cape Cod and is approaching the eastern end of Long Island.

…HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT TODAY…

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING…

* LOCATIONS…SUFFOLK COUNTY ON LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW…STRONG WINDS…AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON…THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW
WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY OUT ON THE FORKS AND ON FISHERS
ISLAND.